Kartelbøde til elektronikgiganter
Philips, Samsung, Infineon og et par stykker flere i samme kaliber har angiveligt samarbejdet ulovligt om at holde priser på chips til smartphones oppe. I hvert fald har EU-kommissionen pålagt dem en samlet bod på ca. 1 mia. kr. – 138 mio. euro – for denne brøde, skriver BBC. ”The electronics giants ”colluded” on pricing, contracts and capacity between 2003 and 2005, the EC said. Infineon was fined 82.8m euros, Samsung 35.1m euros, and Philips 20.2m euros. Germany’s Infineon and Dutch firm Philips rejected the charge and said they would appeal. South Korea’s Samsung had yet to comment. Renesas, a joint venture between Hitachi and Mitsubishi, avoided a fine for revealing the existence of the cartel, the EC said.”
